Ur car engine doesn't use naked top to release heat but radiator...

Maybe the main purpose of engine cover is for fun, but for Proton Saga, water can seep through the gap between front hood and bumper during rainy day when the car is running, the droplet will drop on top of your engine...try to open your hood and see inside, muddy water mark spread all over the inner surface of hood, so for your engine too...

This post has been edited by coolkwc: Dec 1 2011, 11:26 AM

I think very subjective with different car makers..
As an example..mayb BM engine uses 10cooling hose leh(mayb too extreme) n thats y cover to make it nicer
Saga no cover also got heating problem..so better don cover la
Jz my 2 rupiah

But with engine cover the engine bay looks neater & tidier, don't u think? Myvi's engine bay quite tidy & neat to be honest.. CamPro engine bay (without the cover) is one of the messiest I've seen (also Mitsu's 4Gxx engine)..

Still contemplating whether to remove my cover or not Need to remove to clean anyway, cos dono why my engine cover very sticky, all the dust is sticking onto it.

This post has been edited by xandras: Dec 1 2011, 11:48 AM

Agree with 1st comment.
However, dun agree with 2nd "bolded" one.

My FL with cover NOT hv any heating probs @ engine at all!! 8 mths oledi...
None also fr other Saga users here...

Anyone can get any answers re function of that cover, "straight fr the horse's mouth", so to say?

This post has been edited by zeone: Dec 1 2011, 12:02 PM

xandras
sticky coz got oil attachment on its surface.

i think covers in proton are to make the engine bay tidy-looking only. if wanna provide more advantage, i would say to avoid direct water contact at the sparkplugs entry.

I didn't say the engine rely on it's shell to release heat. I'm saying that the cover traps heat.

Trapped heat may not cause your engine to overheat, but it will coz plastic and rubber parts underneath the cover (eg. cables, wires) to wear out faster.

This post has been edited by dares: Dec 1 2011, 12:08 PM

Any idea how to get rid of it? Not all Persona got this problem.. Some their engine cover is smooth like butter, while others are sticky..

i will wipe engine cover everytime i wash my car.

Wiping only makes it worse.. Tried that already..

serious bo ? that day Asia Cafe Puchong TT they say take off engine cover... now u all say engine cover protect from water and all those... walau... i baru take off only leh....

fuuuu... just left this thread for not even one week, the pages grow more than 10 pages dy. btw, just back from terengganu where my work site is. i've rent a saga fl 1.3 that day, the performance is far compare to my flx 1.3. flx pickup is far better, and during cruising at 100 kmph, rpm for fl is 3,000 rpm meanwhile flx is only 2,300 rpm. full tank for fl can get around 300 km only while flx can achieve nearly 400 km.

btw, read thru all the pages previously, the 1.6 flx will also got some delay when accelerate because that's the characteristic of cvt since the pedal is electronic type... anyhow compare cvt to auto transmission, cvt get a better 0 to 100 kmph because there's no loss of power during cruising.

dn't think the exora turbo is cancelled...a few showroom model has been produced
and most probably with CVT somemore

The reality is water will enter our engine during cruising @ rainy day. Want to take off or not is up to you la...

u'r 1.3 flx also got delay? same like previos saga?

the delay is due to cvt system is doing calculation for the gear shifting.. but the delay less than a second

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Added on December 1, 2011, 1:06 pmbut what I realise delay in automatic transmission compare to cvt, the AT delay is more noticeable

This post has been edited by gogoman86: Dec 1 2011, 01:06 PM

I'm driving 1.6FL... Didnt notice the delay... Maybe i am light-footed or i'm just too insensitive

xandras
hmm..duno wor..also maybe driving in smoky areas kot. lorry smoke got oil content, so lekat on the surface kot?

i think camprotebo from proton cancel liaw, now they focus R&D on hybrids or eco-green designs already.

change wif me lo LOL

Campro turbo for P3-R1A